Post by Merit (@meritorious)

Technically, I’m single.
But emotionally… that position has already been filled by someone who never officially applied for it. 🥺

We’re not together.
There are no labels.
No commitments.
He never asked me to wait.

Yet somehow, I still consider him before I entertain anyone else.

And that’s the confusing part.

Someone new could walk into my life with everything I once thought I wanted love, consistency, attention, commitment and somehow, a part of me would still hesitate.

Because somewhere in my heart, I’m still emotionally attached to someone who never truly became mine.

Maybe that’s the cruelest part of an undefined connection:

There’s no relationship to hold on to,
but somehow, there is still something to grieve.

Sometimes you’re not waiting for someone to come back.

You’re simply trying to figure out how to stop holding space for someone who never asked you to keep it.

Have you ever been emotionally attached to someone you were never actually in a relationship with?

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